Lignite is the most heavily mined form of coal in the European Union. In the first half of 2023, the EU produced 114.7 megatons of lignite. Lignite mining is roughly four times the size of hard coal production in the EU, which reached 28.6 megatons in the same time period. Overall, coal production has decreased across the Union over the past decade.
Production volume of lignite in the European Union from 2005 to 2023
(in megatons)
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Euracoal. (October 30, 2023). Production volume of lignite in the European Union from 2005 to 2023 (in megatons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260335/eu-lignite-production/
Euracoal. "Production volume of lignite in the European Union from 2005 to 2023 (in megatons)." Chart. October 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260335/eu-lignite-production/
Euracoal. (2023). Production volume of lignite in the European Union from 2005 to 2023 (in megatons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260335/eu-lignite-production/
Euracoal. "Production Volume of Lignite in The European Union from 2005 to 2023 (in Megatons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260335/eu-lignite-production/
Euracoal, Production volume of lignite in the European Union from 2005 to 2023 (in megatons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260335/eu-lignite-production/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Production volume of lignite in the European Union from 2005 to 2023 (in megatons) [Graph], Euracoal, October 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260335/eu-lignite-production/
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